What color is #AA564A?

#AA564A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA564A?

The RGB value is 170, 86, 74: 170 red, 86 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA564A?

The complementary color is #4A9EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA564A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA564A color

#AA564A rgb(170, 86, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA564A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 33.7% green and 29% blue (170, 86, 74).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 39% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 56% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#AA564A color codes

HEX	`#AA564A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 86, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 33.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 39%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 56%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 56%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, 33.23, 22.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 40.28, 34.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.143, 15.698, 8.394)`
Decimal	`11163210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA564A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA564A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA564A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA564A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa564a; }
.text { color: #aa564a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa564a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 86 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa564a, #aa864a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #AA564A?: #AA564A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA564A?: The RGB value is 170, 86, 74: 170 red, 86 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA564A?: The complementary color is #4A9EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA564A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.